If you are the person represented by this username
Please note that the practice of blocking such usernames is to protect you from being impersonated, not to discourage you from editing Wikipedia. You may choose to edit under a new username (see information below), but keep in mind that you are welcome to continue to edit under this username. If you choose to do so, we ask the following:
- Please be willing and able to prove your identity to Wikipedia.
- Please send an email to info-en
wikimedia.org. Be aware that the volunteer response team that handles email is indeed operated entirely by volunteers, and the reply may not be immediate.
If you are not the person represented by this username
You are welcome to choose a new username (see below).
A username should not be promotional, related to a "real-world" group or organization, misleading, offensive, or disruptive. Also, usernames may not end in the word "bot" unless the account is an approved bot account.
Please take a moment to either create a new account, or request a username change to this account.
- To create a new account with a different username, simply log out of this account and then click here to make a new one.
- If you prefer to change the username of this account, you may do so by adding the following text to the bottom of your user talk page (this page):
{{unblock-un|new username|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.
Important items to note:
- The new username that you choose must comply with Wikipedia's username policy.
- The new username you choose cannot already be taken and used by another account. You can search here to see if the username you'd like to choose is available. If the search returns, "There is no global account for [username]", that means it is available.
Appeals: If your username is not in violation of Wikipedia's username policy, and if you believe that this block was incorrect or made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the following text to the bottom of your user talk page (this page): {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.
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This template is used to notify a user that they have been blocked. It informs them of the reason for their block and describes the steps they can take if they wish to continue editing. It has been carefully designed based on guidelines by the user warnings project.
Please refer to the index of message templates before using any template on user talk pages to warn a user. Applying the best template available for your purpose may help reduce confusion from the message you are sending.
Note: Only administrators can block users; adding a block template does not constitute a block. See RFAA to request that a user be blocked.
Usage
editPlease remember to substitute the template by using {{subst:Uw-ublock-wellknown/sandbox}} rather than {{Uw-ublock-wellknown/sandbox}}. (Although this template must be substituted in the user talk page, it has also been designed to display properly when substitution is not possible.)
To give greater detail to your message, you may specify: the block duration, a specific reason for the block, and to auto-include your signature.
{{subst:Uw-ublock-wellknown/sandbox|anon=yes|reason=For a different reason|notalk=yes|page=Targeted page|sig=yes}}
Notes
edit- If not blocking an anonymous user, omit the
anonparameter. - Include the
pageparameter to refer to a page on which the conduct supporting the block occurred. - The
notalkparameter should always be omitted unless the user cannot edit their own talk page. - The optional
forparameter can be used if the word "for" before the block reason doesn't grammatically work. For example, iffor=peris written, the block notice will say "blocked from editing per". Don't use this parameter if you don't want to change the word "for".
See also
edit- The message for the unblock process can be found at Template:Uw-block/unblock.
| Description | Good-faith (soft block) | No/bad-faith (hard block) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | {{subst:uw-ublock}} | {{subst:uw-uhblock}} | |||||||||
| Promotional username | {{subst:uw-softerblock}} | {{subst:uw-spamublock}} | |||||||||
| Promoting a cause (possibly not notable) | {{subst:uw-causeblock}} | ||||||||||
| Vandalism and blatant username violation | {{subst:uw-vaublock}} | ||||||||||
| Ends with the suffix -bot | {{subst:uw-botublock}} | {{subst:uw-botuhblock}} | |||||||||
| Well-known (specific and identifiable) person | {{subst:uw-ublock-wellknown}} | ||||||||||
| Implies administrative authority | {{subst:uw-adminublock}} | {{subst:uw-adminuhblock}} | |||||||||
| Impersonator of another user | {{subst:uw-ublock-double}} | {{subst:uw-uhblock-double}} | |||||||||